Toilet article



July 15," 1924. 1,501.54?

M. E. BASSETT TOILET ARTICLE Filgd March 51. 1923 LE 9. z-

Inventor Melda .E'. flaasett,

I per v Patented July 15, 1924. i

' uuireo STATES LTOI'LYET ARTICLE.

Application filed March 31, 1923. Serial No. 629,175.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MELDA E. BAs'sn'rT, a citizen of the United States,residing at Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles and State ofCalifornia, have invented a new and useful Toilet Article, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to to-ileterticles' facial blood and bring it tothe surface by the method of stippling; and, third, to secure the aboveobjects in a single article of manufacture that will have a formespecially convenient for use and graceful in appearance.

Other objects and advantages will appear hereinafter, and while I showherewith, and will describe a preferred form of construction, I desireto be understood that I do not limit myself to such form, since variouschanges and adaptations may be made therein without departing from thespirit of my invention as hereinafter claimed.

My objects are attained by the device illustrated in the accompanyingdrawing, in which Figure 1 is a side elevational view of the completedevice; J

Figure 2 is a plan view of the top;

Figure 3 is a plan View of a transverse central section of the body andhandle: the latter being in extended position as in Fig. 1; and,

Figure 4 is a similar view to Fig. 3 except that the handle is in itsclosed position, and is not shown in section.

. Similar reference numerals refer to siinilar parts throughout theseveral views.

The body 4, of any suitable material, is made cylindrical and has arecessed face at each end adapted for receiving bristles or hairfilaments and the like. At the longitudinal center there is a transversehole 5 perpendicular to the axis of the body. At each side of this holethere is agroove 6 6X tending from one side of the body about threequarters of the way through, and, at the entrance end, each of thesegrooves are deepened or further recessed as shown at 7.

The handle of the device is made with a cylindrical body 8 andscrewed-on cap 9.

It is longitudinally grooved at each side for its extremity,'as at 10,and is pierced at the inner ends'of the grooves by a hole 11 con neotingthe grooves.

A resilient metal U-' shaped clip 12 formed from a piece of wire, isthreaded through hole 11 prior to assembling the handle in the device,and bent to the shape shown in. Fig. 3, with outwardly turned ends 13.

Referring to Fig. 3 the handle is inserted in the body 4 from the left,in such a Way that outwardly turned ends 13 engage the slots in thebody. It is then pushed through the body, and the cap 9 is applied toretain it therein.

It will be observed that, after the device has been assembled as abovedescribed, the, handle may not be completely withdrawn since theoutturned ends 13 engage grooves 6 and limit the travel by the depth ofthe grooves. This is clearly shown in Fig. 3 where the handle isextended as far as it will go. When the handle is pushed all of the wayin, as in Fig. 4, ends 13 spring outwardly to engage the recesses 7 Thistends to hold the handle in its pushed-in position but, since thecorners of these recesses are rounded at 14, the handle is capable ofbeing pulled out.

One of the recessed end faces of body 4 is provided with relativelyshort and some what stiff hair bristles 15, trimmed slightly convexafter mounting. The other face is provided withmuch softer and longerfilaments of fine hair 16, also trimmed slightly convex. Bristles 15 arefor the purpose of massaging the face, and the soft hair filamentsconstitute the powder puff.

The selection of the proper quality and stiffness of bristles 15 islargely a matter of preference. For the powder puff, however, I havefound that fine goats hair, buffed after mounting, is peculiarly adaptedfor the purpose. The bufling process softens and glosses the hairfilaments and has a tendency to split and attenuate the ends. Thisresults in an exceedingly soft and delicate brush, agreeable to theskin, and perfectly adapted for distributing powder evenly over the faceof the user.

In making use of my invention the massage is accomplished by bristles 15applied in any desired manner, such as circular rubbing or stippling.The facial blood of the user is brought to the surface by thisstimulation of the circulation, and results in an increased color andhealthy natural glow. The fine filaments of powder puff 16 not only-distribute the powder evenly, but Work it delicately and smoothly intothe pores of the skin.

It will be obvious that my powder puff will hold an unusually largequantity of powder, and that it will be particularly useful in so-calledbeauty parlors for this reason. It will also be clear that, by reason ofthe push-in handle, the device is admirably suited for carrying invanity cases and the like.

Having, thus, fully described my invention, I claim:

,1. A toilet article comprising a body ha"- ing a powder puff of buffedhair protruding from one face thereof, and a transverse extensiblehandle adapted for concealment within said body.

2. A toilet article comprising a body having a powder puff of buffedhair protruding from one face thereof, and a transverse eX- tensiblehandle adapted for concealment within said body; said handle beingnonrotatable.

3. A toilet article comprising a body having a powder puff of buffedhair protruding from one face thereof, and a transverse extensiblehandle adapted for concealment within said body; said handle beingnonrotatable and in frictional engagement with i said body.

MELDA i3. BAssETr

